| Region: | River: | NTS Sheet: | UTM Type: | Zone: |
| Avalon Penninsula | Rennies Mill River | 1 N\10 | NAD83 | 22 |
| River Description: |
| A great little run through the heart of St. John's. Rennies offers a bit of boulder bashing fun |
| on a rainy day. |
| Difficulty Rating: | Hardest Rapid: | Flow Information: |
| III+ | IV | 30 mm of rain + 12 cm of snowmelt. |
| 60+ mm of rain in a short period of time. |
| Anything that provides an over the bank flood. Catch |
| this run while its raining or shortly after. |
| How to get there: | Gradient |
| Put-in | Northing | Easting: | Section: | Max |
| 5271585 | 369363 | Distance | 1.6 | km |
| The put-in is the downstream side of the bridges on Prince | Gradient | 16 | m/k |
| of Wales Dr., where Rennies Mill empties out of Long |
| Pond behind the MUN. Parking is available in the lots for | 83 | fpm |
| the government buildings at this location. |
| Secondary Put-in | Northing | Easting: |
| 5272039 | 373003 |
| There is a single rapid located at the eastern end of Quidi |
| Vidi Lake. It is the outlet of the lake into the ocean in the |
| community of Quidi Vidi. Park on the northern side of the |
| river and put-in on the lake for this rapid. |
| Take-out | Northing | Easting: |
| 5271193 | 370460 |
| The take-out is located at the pagoda beside the last rapid |
| on the river. There is set of stairs conveniently placed to |
| aid your ascent from the river. Parking is available on |
| the street beside the little park. It is also only a short 15 |
| min walk back to the put-in and you get lots of great |
| looks when you portage through town. |
| Detailed Description of the River |
| Rennies Mill is one of those runs that you wish had water all the time. It would actually make |
| living in a city tolerable, it even has a surf wave. |
| The run starts on a flat, shallow section. Beware that there is steel in the put-in eddy and it is |
| not a good spot to practice rolls. After the first bend to the right the river starts to pick up. It |
| is just a bit of waves and boogy water, but the most significant hazard on Rennies Mill |
| becomes apparent here. The TREES! Rennies is run during floods and the water is in the |
| trees and backyards. Trees are perfect wrapping implements, especially for a swimmer, and |
| there is likely very little that can be done for the trapped swimmer. So, be careful. |
| The first rapid is beside the hospital and there is a couple of sketchy eddies in the trees on |